Specialist, Merchandise Financial Planning - New York City

As the largest jewellery brand in the world, we a give a voice to millions of people’s loves every day. Our beautiful products empower people all around the world to express themselves. We are proud to be part of their stories and the most important moments in their lives. 

  

Where original thinking is welcomed and can turn into a positive impact in a heartbeat, we can dream big, dare to act, and deliver with care and passion. At Pandora where you can each craft far more than just an incredible career. 

 

 

Deliver value as part of our Merchandising Organization:
 

The Merchandise Financial Planning team is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic financial plans that align with the company’s overarching goals. In collaboration with the Assortment Planning and Inventory Optimization teams, they will ensure financial strategies drive profitability and efficiency.
 

In this role, you will manage the Open-to-Buy (OTB) and Promotional Strategy end to end ensuring financial discipline while maximizing sales and margin opportunities.

 

Success in this role requires a deep understanding of business dynamics, the ability to translate complex needs into comprehensive financial plans, and a forward-thinking approach to problem-solving. You will thrive in an environment that values innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement, consistently refining planning methodologies to optimize performance.

 

Your Role as a/an Merchandise Financial Planner:

 

• Preseason Planning – Owner within the Global Buy Review process reflective of: Merchandising Building Blocks, Channel contribution, Comparative vs Total sales plans, ASP growth, Promotional strategy, and Inventory planning.
• Weekly Trade Review – Own and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver trade reviews that guide partners on; performance to plan, and actions taken to drive sell-out optimization.
• Manage end-to-end the Monthly Open-To-Buy process to set sales and stock targets by week/channel reflective of recent trends and promotional adjustments. Measure OTB against original plans.
• Effectively communicate wholesale revenue status and opportunities monthly
• Build out tools and reporting to support wholesale revenue from a merchandising perspective.
• Assess promotional effectiveness to build an informed future promotional calendar.
• Partner and collaborate with our commercial finance partners on future risks and opportunities against the latest forecast.

 

Craft your career with us if you have:
 

• 5+ years of solid experience working within Merchandising and/or experience from retail, fashion, lifestyle or FMCG industry.
• Strong, seasoned, technical merchandise planner / OTB manager with vertical retailing, omni-experience.
• Strong business acumen, fact-based, analytical, and strategic.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage large sets of data and present results in a simple manner.
• Able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with peers and cross-functional teams.
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities.
• Able to perform under pressure, organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to be part of a team, set challenging standards, develop strong partnership,s and lead others to action.
• Strong presentation skills inclusive of concise messaging
• Support an environment that fosters respect for the ideas of others as well as ongoing collaboration to execute business strategy.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and strong aptitude to learn technical applications (like: MS Access, Hyperion, and Power BI) quickly.
• Knowledge of planning software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

Our Benefits:

 

• We Dare! We offer robust compensation package including base and bonus, a 401K plan to help you secure your financial future 
• We Care! Pandora offers extensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D, anniversary gift cards, recognition program and product discounts! 
• We Dream! Pandora is fostering growth and crafting opportunities to support the business needs which learning and development programs, continuous feedback, LinkedIn learning, tuition reimbursement and more 
• We Deliver! PTO Package including: Vacation, Personal, Sick, Celebration days and Paid Holidays

 

Salary: $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 or commensu